The man accused of killing two women at the construction company where he once worked was in court Thursday for a status hearing. Lawyers for Richard Matthews, 55, of Slaughter, confirmed to Judge TonyMore >>

A July court date has been set for the man accused of killing two women in 2009. The state, however, will no longer be allowed to seek the death penalty.

Judge Anthony Marabella ruled Friday that Richard Matthews is 'intellectually disabled' according to the results of three independent psychological examinations.

"Based on a United States Supreme Court decision, that means that once that court makes that finding, the death penalty has to be taken off the table," said Hillar Moore, District Attorney. "He can never be subject to the death penalty."

Matthews has repeatedly confessed to the shooting, which happened at Grady Crawford Construction Company. He stated he went intended on killing his former boss, but shot and killed Dianna Tullier, 44, and Cheryl D. Boykin, 55. A third woman was also shot, but survived.

"He confessed again today," Moore said. "He said, 'You know I did it. Everyone knows I did it. But this gentleman is still presumed innocent, despite all he's said himself."

With this latest ruling, Moore is confident the July trial date will occur, bringing this case to an end.

"It's hard for the family to take, but these families have been very resilient," he said. "They've been to every one of our court appearances.

"We're looking forward now to doing our job going forward, prosecuting this case, and hopefully getting some closure to these families and those who also survived this incident," he added. "It's affected a lot of people."

The LSU School of Theatre and Delta Rouge in conjunction with the LSU Student Government will be hosting the Take 4 Film Festival, the annual student Film Festival, in the historic Shaver Theatre, on April 28th, 2018 at 7:30 PM.

The LSU School of Theatre and Delta Rouge in conjunction with the LSU Student Government will be hosting the Take 4 Film Festival, the annual student Film Festival, in the historic Shaver Theatre, on April 28th, 2018 at 7:30 PM.

Police said they have arrested a woman after an argument resulted in a deadly shooting Sunday morning. The Baton Rouge Police Department reported Gezeria Bell, 30, was arrested in connection with the shooting death of Terrance Roddy, also 30.

Police said they have arrested a woman after an argument resulted in a deadly shooting Sunday morning. The Baton Rouge Police Department reported Gezeria Bell, 30, was arrested in connection with the shooting death of Terrance Roddy, also 30.

(AP Photo/Jennifer Kay). Six crosses are placed at a makeshift memorial on the Florida International University campus in Miami on Saturday, March 17, 2018, near the scene of a pedestrian bridge collapse that killed at least six people on March 15.

A matter of seconds between those who would live and those who would die as Florida pedestrian bridge topples down highway bustling with passing vehicles.

Authorities say a missing Pennsylvania teenager and a 45-year-old man who frequently signed her out of school without her parents' permission have been located in Mexico, and the man has been arrested.

Authorities say a missing Pennsylvania teenager and a 45-year-old man who frequently signed her out of school without her parents' permission have been located in Mexico, and the man has been arrested.

(Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP). FBI agents work the scene of an explosion in Austin, Texas, Sunday, March 18, 2018. At least a few people were injured in another explosion in Texas' capital late Sunday, after three package bombs detonat...

Officials reported that an explosion in southwest Austin injured two men in their 20s who were hospitalized with injuries that didn't appear to be life-threatening.